In highschool, everyone has that one cool teacher that you can say everything too. The whole class usually jokes around with this teacher, is allowed to cuss in class, and enjoys being in that class. In my cast, it was my 9th grade teacher-- Mrs. Patterson.
Everybody in class joked around with her and traded insults, although she did have a line that could be crossed-- that line kept moving.
Stupid line.
I was usually the person to cross that line, not because I meant to. I just don't know when to put my foot in my mouth at times.
Mrs. Patterson's husband lost his right leg in a motorcycle accident years earlier, and she was prone to joke about it. Unfortunately, I didn't know the stopping point when arguing with her. Usually when I walk into her class, she'd pick a play fight with me.
"Oh look who it is. It's Justin. I guess they'll let anybody into this school these days."
"I guess they'll let anybody teach here too."
"Ooooh, you got me. I bet all that free-time you have at home alone comes in handy when coming up with good insults for class."
"I bet with all your husband's free time, he enjoys using you as his second leg to get around."
That was the only cheapshot I had, her husband's lack of a leg. If she didn't want me to use it as ammo, she shouldn't have loaded my insulting gun with it by informing me of his handicap. On this day, I had crossed the line and ended up hanging out in the principal's office all day.
Lucky for me, the principal was absent that day (he was having an affair with a married teacher), so I had fun making false announcements. Everyone got suspiscious when I kept calling the hottest girls in the school to the office. I eventually got lazy calling each girl one announcement at a time, so I took a shortcut.
"Yes, this is the principal. I'd like the girl's volleyball team, tennis team, basketball team, and Varsity cheerleading squad to report to my office. You're in trouble. You've been very bad girls. Teehee."
But that got old once I got caught. I think the 'teehee' tipped them off. And the fact that I didn't sound like an elderly black gentlemen who happened to be principal.
After several days of suspension, I was allowed back in class with Mrs. Patterson. Earlier in the morning, it was quite hot out, so I wore a t-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops to school. As the day wore on, it started to snow and the ground iced over very fast.
I walked into class freezing. Mrs. Patterson saw this opportunity and took advantage of it.
"Well looky here, Mr. Justin doesn't know how to dress for the weather. Ya know, if you had been watching the news last night instead of listening to your hippity hop maybe you wouldn't be freezing."
I wanted to put my foot in my mouth, but she opened up herself to this one. "Your husband loves hippity hop. That's all he does when trying to get around."
The class snickered as I walked to my desk. Mrs. Patterson shook off the comment, adjusted her Cincinatti Bengals bobblehead on her desk, and quietly got to work grading tests. She was the biggest Cincinatti fan, being from Ohio and all.
Then she started in again.
"Justin, I bet you don't get much sex."
"Neither does your husband, I bet he gets tired of trying to please you with that one leg."
Needless to say, I had to finish my test outside in the snow. She actually made me move my desk outside in the snow. The assistant principal walked by and smirked.
"You talked about his leg again, didn't you?"
"You bet your right leg I did."
The next week, Mrs. Patterson walked into class as we all sat down. She adjusted her little Bengals bobble-head doll one more time, then sat her large posterior in a chair. Unfortunately for her, that old chair gave in and one of the legs snapped off. She fell to the ground as the class burst into laughter.
I should've put my foot in my mouth.
Should have.
"Mrs. Patterson, at least now you've got a leg for your husband!"
She stood up, dusted herself off, and sat at her desk.
"Justin, why is it that you always target my husband? He may not have a leg, but he can do anything he wants."
"He can't be a punter for the NFL."
I couldn't have made a worse comment.
"Excuse me Justin? Did you just say my husband couldn't kick for the NFL?"
Stupid me, shutup now.
"Er.. I take that back. He could kick for the Cincinatti Bengals. I'm sure they'd take him."
And my family wonders why I failed her class.
Everybody in class joked around with her and traded insults, although she did have a line that could be crossed-- that line kept moving.
Stupid line.
I was usually the person to cross that line, not because I meant to. I just don't know when to put my foot in my mouth at times.
Mrs. Patterson's husband lost his right leg in a motorcycle accident years earlier, and she was prone to joke about it. Unfortunately, I didn't know the stopping point when arguing with her. Usually when I walk into her class, she'd pick a play fight with me.
"Oh look who it is. It's Justin. I guess they'll let anybody into this school these days."
"I guess they'll let anybody teach here too."
"Ooooh, you got me. I bet all that free-time you have at home alone comes in handy when coming up with good insults for class."
"I bet with all your husband's free time, he enjoys using you as his second leg to get around."
That was the only cheapshot I had, her husband's lack of a leg. If she didn't want me to use it as ammo, she shouldn't have loaded my insulting gun with it by informing me of his handicap. On this day, I had crossed the line and ended up hanging out in the principal's office all day.
Lucky for me, the principal was absent that day (he was having an affair with a married teacher), so I had fun making false announcements. Everyone got suspiscious when I kept calling the hottest girls in the school to the office. I eventually got lazy calling each girl one announcement at a time, so I took a shortcut.
"Yes, this is the principal. I'd like the girl's volleyball team, tennis team, basketball team, and Varsity cheerleading squad to report to my office. You're in trouble. You've been very bad girls. Teehee."
But that got old once I got caught. I think the 'teehee' tipped them off. And the fact that I didn't sound like an elderly black gentlemen who happened to be principal.
After several days of suspension, I was allowed back in class with Mrs. Patterson. Earlier in the morning, it was quite hot out, so I wore a t-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops to school. As the day wore on, it started to snow and the ground iced over very fast.
I walked into class freezing. Mrs. Patterson saw this opportunity and took advantage of it.
"Well looky here, Mr. Justin doesn't know how to dress for the weather. Ya know, if you had been watching the news last night instead of listening to your hippity hop maybe you wouldn't be freezing."
I wanted to put my foot in my mouth, but she opened up herself to this one. "Your husband loves hippity hop. That's all he does when trying to get around."
The class snickered as I walked to my desk. Mrs. Patterson shook off the comment, adjusted her Cincinatti Bengals bobblehead on her desk, and quietly got to work grading tests. She was the biggest Cincinatti fan, being from Ohio and all.
Then she started in again.
"Justin, I bet you don't get much sex."
"Neither does your husband, I bet he gets tired of trying to please you with that one leg."
Needless to say, I had to finish my test outside in the snow. She actually made me move my desk outside in the snow. The assistant principal walked by and smirked.
"You talked about his leg again, didn't you?"
"You bet your right leg I did."
The next week, Mrs. Patterson walked into class as we all sat down. She adjusted her little Bengals bobble-head doll one more time, then sat her large posterior in a chair. Unfortunately for her, that old chair gave in and one of the legs snapped off. She fell to the ground as the class burst into laughter.
I should've put my foot in my mouth.
Should have.
"Mrs. Patterson, at least now you've got a leg for your husband!"
She stood up, dusted herself off, and sat at her desk.
"Justin, why is it that you always target my husband? He may not have a leg, but he can do anything he wants."
"He can't be a punter for the NFL."
I couldn't have made a worse comment.
"Excuse me Justin? Did you just say my husband couldn't kick for the NFL?"
Stupid me, shutup now.
"Er.. I take that back. He could kick for the Cincinatti Bengals. I'm sure they'd take him."
And my family wonders why I failed her class.